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March 16, 2010

Office crime

I believe it's a great idea to analyze the way native speakers carry out the task we did in class yesterday. How do they speak about the different crimes committed in the office?


VOCABULARY from written text:
Chutzpah
noun./ˈhʊt.spə/ n [U] approving unusual and shocking behaviour, involving taking risks but not feeling guilty. Syn.: Audacity, insolence
Rustling:
noun . [U] the crime of stealing farm animals
Hijack
noun /ˈhaɪ.dʒæk/ n [C or U] (also hijacking)
when someone uses force to take control of an aircraft or other vehicle. The hijack ended with the release of all the plane's passengers unharmed.

2 comments:

Rachel said...

Wow!! We are far form speaking as those women....

Unknown said...

I think it's just a question of imitating their sounds, their expressions and intonation as well. You'll get there :)